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Apr 15, 2010

Belarus Will Not Give Up Its Weapons-Grade Uranium

By RIA Novosti

From RIA Novosti: Belarus possesses hundreds of kilograms of highly enriched uranium and is not going to get rid of it, the country’s Belta news agency quoted Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko as saying. The statement came after the 47-nation nuclear security summit, hosted in Washington by U.S. President Barack Obama on April12-13. Belarus was not […]

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Apr 15, 2010

Bosnia Approves Sending Troops to Afghanistan

By Reuters

From Reuters: Bosnia’s collective presidency agreed on Wednesday to send an infantry unit to join the NATO-led mission in Afghanistan as part of the Danish contingent, an official statement said. Sending troops to Afghanistan was one of the conditions NATO placed on Bosnia’s application to join the alliance’s Membership Action Plan (MAP), on which Sarajevo […]

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Apr 15, 2010

NATO Cyber Defence Workshop

By NATO

From NATO: The 13th NATO Cyber Defence Workshop will take place from 26 to 28 May 2010 in Tallinn, Estonia. It is jointly organised by the NATO Computer Incident Response Capability (NCIRC) and Co-operative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence (CCDCOE). The workshop is aimed at bringing together high-level experts from NATO member states as well […]

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New Atlanticist

Apr 15, 2010

Africa: Partner or Problem?

By Nikolas Gvosdev

Had there been more time, I would have be interested in pursuing some of the tantalizing statements about Nigeria’s foreign policy that Acting President Goodluck Jonathan made in his remarks launching the Atlantic Council’s Michael S. Ansari Africa Center yesterday.

New Atlanticist

Apr 14, 2010

Viktor Yanukovych Goes to Washington

By Adrian Karatnycky

Reading the Kyiv Post and many of Ukraine’s other newsweeklies, one gets the impression that a measure of hysteria has seized normally sober-minded and serious analysts. Respected analysts speak in dire terms of a wholesale sellout of Ukraine to Russia and of the consolidation of dictatorship.

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New Atlanticist

Apr 14, 2010

Nuclear Spring?

By Harlan Ullman

This has been another extraordinary week for U.S. President Barack Obama.

NATOSource

Apr 14, 2010

Obama to Attend Funeral for Polish President

By the New York Times

From the New York Times:  President Obama will travel to Krakow, Poland, this weekend to attend the funeral of Polish President Lech Kaczynski, who was killed last weekend in a plane crash. Robert Gibbs, the White House press secretary, said in a statement, “The president will travel to Krakow to express the depth of our […]

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Apr 14, 2010

Czechs Prepared to Join Missile Defence Warning System

By  České Noviny

From České Noviny:  The Czech Republic may be a part of a new warning system against possible enemy missile attacks, Czech Defence Minister Martin Bartak told CTK after his talks on missile defence during the Washington Nuclear Summit held on Monday and Tuesday. Bartak met Michele Flournoy, U.S. under secretary of defense, and Ellen Tauschen, under […]

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Apr 14, 2010

Military Asserts Right to Return Cyber Attacks

By the AP

From the AP: The U.S. must fire back against cyber attacks swiftly and strongly and should act to counter or disable a threat even when the identity of the attacker is unknown, the director of the National Security Agency told Congress. Lt. Gen. Keith Alexander, who is the Obama administration’s nominee to take on additional […]

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

NATOSource

Apr 14, 2010

Obama National Security Principals Meet on NATO Nuclear Issues

By Laura Rozen, Politico

From Laura Rozen, Politico:  After wrapping up the intense two day nuclear security summit and associated bilateral meetings on the sidelines, Obama national security principals have an intense day of principals’ committee meetings at the White House Wednesday. … At 5pm, there’s a Principals Committee meeting on NATO nuclear issues in the White House situation […]

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